Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Muskegon Heights, Michigan, in Muskegon County, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Muskegon Heights depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Michigan Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Muskegon Heights
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Muskegon Heights that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Muskegon Heights Police Department); outside it, the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Muskegon County State Police in Muskegon County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Muskegon Heights Police
For Muskegon Heights, SearchSystems opened and checked the Muskegon Heights police department's page at muskegonheights.us/police (page title: Police Department | City of Muskegon Heights), phone 231-733-8900, 2715 Baker Street Muskegon Heights, MI 49444, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Muskegon Heights had 165 violent and 349 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 621 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office
The Muskegon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 64 violent and 221 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 535 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.muskegon.mi.us/420/Locate-an-Inmate (page title: Locate an Inmate | Muskegon County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Michigan Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension, at a charge of labor and copying, at rates the law caps, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (231) 724-6435, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Muskegon Heights?
From the agency that took it. The Muskegon Heights police department's page is at muskegonheights.us/police, phone 231-733-8900; the sheriff's reports come from the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Muskegon Heights have to answer?
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension. It may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Muskegon Heights?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Muskegon County State Police in Muskegon County.
How do I get a report from the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Muskegon Heights website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.